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By Denise Baez Electroencephalography (EEG)-guided anaesthetic administration does not decrease the incidence of postoperative delirium in older patients undergoing major surgery, according to a study published in JAMA. “In this randomised study involving 1,232 patients aged 60 years and older undergoing major surgery, postoperative delirium occurred in 26.0% of the EEG-guided anaesthetic group and in 23.0% […]
Read MoreAuthor: Michael Vlessides Anesthesiology News A comprehensive study has yielded potentially alarming findings regarding the ease with which the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be transferred from sterile needles and syringes into medication vials if the diaphragm is already contaminated. The study also found that common vial-cleaning practices are not enough to eliminate HCV infectivity. […]
Read MoreAUTHORS: Grabitz, Stephanie D., MD et al Anesthesia & Analgesia: June 2019 – Volume 128 – Issue 6 – p 1129–1136 BACKGROUND: Postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade continues to be a frequent occurrence with a reported incidence rate of up to 64%. However, the effect of postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade on health care utilization remains unclear. We […]
Read MoreBy Ed Susman Almost half the women treated with uterine artery embolization to reduce the size of fibroids required no perioperative pain medication when interventional radiologists employed radial artery access and superior hypogastric nerve block, according to a study presented here at the 2019 Annual International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET). Of the 102 women […]
Read MoreBy Rachel Nall, MSN, CRNA Medical News Today Potassium deficiency can occur if a person does not get enough potassium from their diet or loses too much potassium through prolonged diarrhea or vomiting. The symptoms depend on the severity of the deficiency but can include high blood pressure, constipation, kidney problems, muscle weakness, fatigue, and […]
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